Brazilian Furniture
More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.
Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.
Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim Tenreiro, Jean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.
The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.
Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewood, jacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.
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2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Teak
20th Century Folk Art Brazilian Furniture
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Wood, Paint
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Mirror
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1980s Space Age Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Tapestry
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal, Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Cane, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wool
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Rope, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-18th Century Other Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Foam, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Smoked Glass, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Velvet, Polyester, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Jacaranda, Palisander
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rattan, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Cane
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel